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Published March 12, 2008 04:43 pm - More than 500 eighth-graders from Glasgow and Barren County attended a career fair Tuesday at Western Kentucky University’s Glasgow Campus. Career Gear: Students learn of options By GINA KINSLOW Glasgow Daily Times GLASGOW — More than 500 eighth-graders from Glasgow and Barren County attended a career fair Tuesday at Western Kentucky University’s Glasgow Campus.
The event was made possible with funding from the GEAR UP program, which is designed to encourage students to think about post secondary education, specifically those who are in the class of 2012. On Tuesday, students listened to eight presenters talk about their careers. Career areas represented at the event were: technology, engineering, education, law enforcement, agriculture, interior design, real estate, media, plumber, food services and industry. There are two things Beth Kidwell, who works with the class of 2012 at Glasgow Middle School, wanted her students to learn from the career fair. “One is the goal of GEAR UP. The objectives of GEAR UP are to make them aware and ready for postsecondary education. So, by showing them various careers, each of our presenters has been asked to mention classes they took in high school that were valuable, and what type of education they had to (have) to get to where they are now,” Kidwell said. The second thing she wants her students to take away from the career fair is an idea of what working conditions exist with certain jobs. “Because I think at this age, they are so far away from a career in their mind, it’s just good to get them thinking, ‘Do I want to work 9 to 5, Monday through Friday? Do I want to be on call? Do I want to work weekends? Do I want to work third shift, second shift?’” she said. Kathy Lowe, who works with the class of 2012 at Barren County Middle School, also wants her students to be exposed to a variety of career possibilities. “We want to make them aware that there is a lot of opportunities out there,” she said. She also wants students to think about what classes they need in high school to help them achieve their career goals. Calvin Penn, a Glasgow Middle School eighth-grader, enjoyed the career fair. “I guess it’s good for us kids to be involved in this, to know what we need to do to get to where we want to be,” he said. One of the presenters was a computer programmer and Penn thought that sounded interesting. Another presenter was a teacher. Stephanie Walton, also a GMS eighth-grader, says she would like to be a sixth-grade teacher because sixth-graders, she said, aren’t as “rowdy” as eighth-graders. Abby Ponder, another GMS eighth-grader, also wants to be a teacher. 
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